Permatang Pauh or Pandan should make way for Anwar, says Tok Him

KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should only be prime minister for one term and PKR president should take over the job after the 15th General Election. In saying this, Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali said in the meantime, Anwar should be made deputy prime minister, a post currently held by the latter's wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. "Anwar should be made the Prime Minister in the 15th General Election and in the meantime, he can learn many things," Ibrahim told reporters. Ibrahim or Tok Him as he is more commonly known as, remarked that in a bid to avoid accusations of nepotism within PKR, Anwar should contest for the Pandan or Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat to pave the way for him to be part of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) cabinet. Wan Azizah is Pandan MP while her daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar is Permatang Pauh MP.

Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali with Tan Sri Khalid Yunus (2nd-left) address the media after announcing the establishment of new political party named Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putera), in Kampung Baru. Pic by ASWADI ALIAS